Menards' always has a house sparrow or two hanging out back by the bird feeder aisle. I always worry about them, but one of the clerks told me they usually find their way back out eventually. Don't know if he was just trying to make me feel better or not

That's a great shot, Carolyn! I just love chickadees!

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Menards' always has a house sparrow or two hanging out back by the bird feeder aisle. I always worry about them, but one of the clerks told me they usually find their way back out eventually. Don't know if he was just trying to make me feel better or not

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One of our local supermarkets often has a bird or two Hazel, they open up two large doors that are emergency exits, block them off from the public and usually the birds find their way out

I'm so hoping to hear a Redwing Blackbird this weekend, normally I hear one before I see them.....then the world is good

No Hazel ...I'm so hoping by the weekend though...My Robins generally come after the Redwings and Cowbirds....Bluebirds , I had one some years ago checking out a birdhouse, but it was already occupied by Tree Swallows as it is every year. My Wrens were back again last year, so I'm hoping for that......We have so many birdhouses that Pepe has made, I'm going to get him to place a few at the back of the yard and see if there are any takers.

This morning did bring the first Chippie to the feeders....I like Chippies . Oh, last night there was an Oppusum eating the bird seed.....Iggy was barking up a storm last night around 10pm, he never barks for nothing....Ethel looked through the window and saw Oppie, she went out and took some pics with her work camera and said she will email them to me once she gets to the office. When she does I'll post them.

I saw my first Redwing Blackbirds this morning, 2 of them , they were eating on the ground around the feeders.....Naturally Pepe said that they weren't Redwings, he couldn't see a red bar on their wings...said "they're Starlings" He still wasn't convinced when I pointed out that they had black beaks and a yellow bar on the wings. To solve the problem, they took flight and he could then see their red bar :

I went into town today, hoping to see robins, bluebirds, red-winged blackbirds...even grackles. Nada!!

However, I did see two northern harriers (they were in silhouette, but by the size, I'd say females), two female kestrels, on red-tailed hawk of unknown gender, and 8 bald eagles, all adult except for one 2nd-year bird The Canada geese are back, too--still in flocks, but definitely moving in pairs.

Spring, she is a'comin'!

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"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

That's a pretty nice tally for one day Hazel , such handsome birds too.....The Redwings haven't been by today as far as I have seen. This coming week is suppose to be a dandy weatherwise so I'm expecting to see more, probably Cowbirds too.

I think I've said before that I have never seen Bald Eagles, it must be a splendid sight to behold

Which type of Geese are those?...I only ever see Canadian Geese and domesticated ones on farms.

And the Robin....where is a pic to prove it ....maybe I will get my eyes on one this week, my g/f said that they are around in Big Town, so if they edge a little further North then I might be lucky. We have a Crabapple Tree right in front of our bedroom window, they like to forage there.

Not sure on the geese, Chris--some sort of domestic geese, though. The silly geese take naps on the road there I have to stop for them a lot.

I'll try to get some pics of robins but they're pretty shy. They always are for a few days after they arrive--that's why I was so surposed to hear one singing. Normally it takes them 2-3 days to feel comfortable enough to sing after they've gotten here.

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"We are--each of us--dying; it's how we live in the meantime that makes the difference."

"It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived!"

"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."